When Governments Employ a Cost-Benefit Analysis Using the Results from a Questionnaire

question 24

Multiple Choice

When governments employ a cost-benefit analysis using the results from a questionnaire to help them decide whether to provide a public good, measuring benefits is difficult because

• A) there are no benefits to the public since a public good is not excludable.
• B) the benefits are infinite because a public good is not rival and an infinite amount of people can consume it at the same time.
• C) one can never place a value on human life or the environment.
• D) respondents to questionnaires have little incentive to tell the truth.

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Definitions:

Postmature

Relating to an infant born after the usual term of pregnancy, typically more than 42 weeks of gestation.

Cesarean Delivery

A surgical procedure used to deliver a baby through incisions in the mother’s abdomen and uterus, typically used when a vaginal delivery would put the baby or mother at risk.

Fetal Heart Monitors

Devices used to listen to and record the heart rate of a fetus during pregnancy and childbirth, ensuring the baby's health.

Breech Births

Births in which the baby is positioned to come out feet or bottom first rather than the head.